How do you abbreviate thousands and millions?
Lily Fisher
Updated on May 25, 2026
Abbreviation for Million and Thousand: K & MM Meaning.
Is million abbreviated M or M?
Million is commonly abbreviated in financial documents or letters. In these documents, million is generally abbreviated as: M (also m or m.) MM (also mm or mm.)How do you represent millions in short?
M is the abbreviation most commonly used in the popular press, informal writing, and by most people in the US. Example: $10M is the same as 10 million dollars.
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The most common abbreviations for million are:
- M.
- MM.
- m.
- Mill.
What does $1 M stand for?
The use of two m's to denote millions is becoming less common. Frequently, in finance and accounting settings now, an analyst will use k to denote thousands and a capitalized M to denote millions. For example, $100k x 10 = $1M.How do you write the abbreviation for thousands?
While the letter "k" is the most common abbreviation, there are a few different ways to abbreviate thousand.
- K - used in North America and the UK.
- k - used in the UK.
- thsnd. - acceptable English abbreviation, but less commonly used than K or k.